Egg Blob

I'm a newbie here and have a question about an egg that my hen just laid. I was shocked to discover a blob with a normal egg inside: a thin membrane with a clear mucus and once I popped the membrane there was an egg inside. The egg has gritty deposits on the outside shell. I was wondering if anyone knows why this happened.

I see what you're talking about. I myself have never seen one of my girls lay one like that. Maybe it has something to do with the ovaries releasing an egg before the one ahead of it is laid. I'm sure someone can help you out with this, I want to know too!